Hey guys! Wanted to share something !!
⚠Pretty long message ahead, but an important one!
So, yesterday I saw a comment in my awards book that irked me and I thought of clearing it to everyone!
What it exactly said was, "So instead of just giving underrated writers rewards who deserve it YALL are tryna profit off us to gain followers and shoutouts I'll pass"
It also added that the award books were only doing it for asking for followers and 'many more in return' and 'obviously' not as an act of kindness!
What do you expect, then?
Here is what I want to say about it:
Firstly, do you know what does kindness towards a writer means? When a reader stops by to leave a comment to express his/her appreciation, that's kindness! When the reader takes time to vote on all the chapters, that's kindness! When the reader tries to share the book with his/her friend, that's kindness! AWARDS HAVE NOTHING TO DO WITH KINDNESS!
Do you think conducting awards is that easy? Managing 20 genres with 20 entries each along with three judges to each genre; Keeping note of all the writers and their entries, the dates, the prizes -AND- if you didn't know, I am giving certificates too (With their name, book, genre, and place on it). Do you think it's easy? I can't do it without asking back for anything, asking for followers is the LEAST I can do!
It'll only take a few minutes for the writer to fill the form and follow me, what they get in return? Awards!
I take hours to segregate them into categories and assign them to the respective judges (Do you know that I go searching for judges too and I hardly get them?) What do I get in return? Just a follow! That too most of them will unfollow me after the awards are over.
Nevertheless, these awards will reward those who deserve it and I will make sure of that! Because I know how it feels to go unnoticed!
Got it cleared now?